(a) Ninety-eight percent (98%) of the proceeds from the collection of the taxes imposed by §§ 67-3-203 and 67-3-205 shall be allocated to and deposited in the highway fund and two percent (2%) of the proceeds in the general fund for administrative purposes.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-3-906
Commissioner: means the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's designated subordinate official. See Tennessee Code 67-3-103
Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)(1) From the actual proceeds of the taxes, there is established a local government fund in the actual amount of twelve million seventeen thousand dollars ($12,017,000) which shall be distributed to the counties and cities monthly.(2) The local government fund shall be used solely for county roads and city streets.(3) From the local government fund, a monthly sum of three hundred eighty-one thousand five hundred eighty-three dollars ($381,583) shall be distributed to county highway departments on the basis of county population, and the monthly sum of six hundred nineteen thousand eight hundred thirty-three dollars ($619,833) shall be distributed to cities on the basis of city population.(4) Before distributing moneys to cities from the proceeds of the taxes imposed by §§ 67-3-203 and 67-3-205 as provided in this subsection (b), the commissioner of finance and administration shall deduct from the cities’ share of the local government fund the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per month, which shall be allocated to the University of Tennessee for the Center for Government Training for the purpose of supporting in-service training for local government officials and employees.